Combined hat and shoe drawer



2 1 July 927 F. w. MEYER COMBINED HAT AND SHOE DRAWER Filed Dec. 29,1924 Patented July 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK W. MEYER, OF OSHKOSII, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE OSHKOSH TRUNKCOMPANY, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

COMBINED I-IAT AND SHOE DRAWER.

Application filed December 29, 1924. Serial No. 758,492.

wardrobe trunk and showing a tier of draw-- ers in the drawer section,the bottom most drawer embodying the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view on an enlarged scale of the bottom drawer toshow the olfset hat compartments; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the indirect line 33 ofFig. 2.

The wardrobe trunk shown in Fig. 1' is of the center opening type andhas two vertically hinged together sections 1 and 2, the former beingthe wardrobe section and the latter the drawer section. In the section 2is a tier of drawers, the lowermost one 3 embodying my invention.

The drawer 3 is divided by vertical partitions to have two hatcompartments 4, 5 and two pairs of shoe pockets or compartments 6, 6 and7, 7. The hat compartments 4, 5 take in opposite corners of the drawer,and each has a width less than the width of the drawer. The partition ofone compartment extends into the other compartment at their contiguouscorners, and this offsets the compartments and allows each to have alength greater than half the length of the drawer so that the drawer maycarry two mens hats 8, 9 in a length which is not suflicient to carrythese two hats if placed side by side.

The hat compartment 4 is formed in part by the front wall 10 of thedrawer and its end wall 11. The remaining portion of the compartment 4is formed by a right-angle partition wall having one section 12 parallelto the front wall and with its side edge in a groove or channel on theinside of the end wall 11. The other section 13 of this partition isparallel to the end wall 11 and extends to the front wall 10 where itsside edge is received in a groove or channel, as shown in Fig. 2. I

The other hat compartment 5 is formed in part by the rear wall 14 of thedrawer and the other end wall 15. The front part of this compartment isformed by a partition wall 16 parallel to the rear wall 141 andextending between the end wall 15 and the partition 13 of the othercompartment. The side edges of the partition 16 are in grooves orchannels in the partition 13 and end wall 15, respectively, as shown inFig. 2. The remainder of the compartment 5 is formed by a partition wall17 parallel to the end walls of the drawer and extending between. thepartition 12 and the rear wall ltwith its side edges in grooves orchannels in said walls.

It will be notedthat by this arrangement the right-angle corner of thepartition 12-13 extends into the compartment 5 clear of the hat 9therein. Having the compartments 4 and 5 overlapping in this mannerenables both compartments, each longer than half the length of thedrawer, to be arranged within the length of the drawer.

In each compartment 4, 5 there is a slide 18 having a center opening 19of a size to receive a mans hat. The slide 18 carries a flange 20 aboutthe opening and which flange extends to one side of the slide, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3. The outer edge of this flange is shaped to fit thebrim of the hat, and when the slide is in its compartment the flangeextends toward the adjacent wall of the drawer so as to hold the brim ofthe hat close to the drawer wall and hold the hat from displacement.

As shown in Fig. 2, the slides 18 extend the full lengths of theirrespective compartments. The slide in compartment 4 extends between theend wall 11 and partition wall 13 with its side edges in grooves in saidwalls. The slide 18 in compartment 5 extends past the right-angledcorner of partition 1213 and has its side edges in grooves in end wall15 and partition wall 17. Being in grooves, the slides may he slid inand out of the drawer for putting a hat in and removing it from thedrawer.

The compartments 6 and 7 are formed by dividing the drawer space left bythe hat compartments into halves, as by partitions 21, 22, respectively,with their side edges 1n grooves, as shown. With all the partitions ingrooves, the full drawer space may be used when desired by removing thepartitions.

I claim as my invention:

1. A single drawer or compartment for trunks divided by verticalpartitions into two offset hat compartments, each of a width less thanthe width of the drawer and formed in part by the associated wallsthereof, the partition of one compartment extending into the othercompartment at their contiguous corners so that each compartment mayhave a length greater than half the length of the drawer taken up bysaid compartments, and vertical hat carrying slides in said compartmentswith the slides extending the full length of their respectivecompartments.

2. A single drawer for trunks divided by vertical partitions into twohat compartments taking in opposite corners of the drawer and eachcompartment having a width less than the width of the drawer and formedin'part by the associated walls thereof, the partition for onecompartment extending intothe othercompartment at their contiguouscoin'ers so that each compartment may have a length greater than halfthe length of the drawer, vertical hat carrying slides, one in eachcompartment and extend ing the full length thereof, each slide having aband around its opening to fit against the brim of the hat, said slidesbeing arranged adjacent their respective drawer walls with their handsextending toward the same for holding the hat brims at said walls.

3'. A single drawer for trunks having'a right-angled partition therein,said'part-ition having two sections, one shorter than the width of thedrawer and extending to one of the sidewalls thereof, the other sectionbeing longer than half the length of the drawer but shorter than thefull length thereof and eX- tending to one of the end walls of thedrawer, a second partition outside of the first partition adjacent theright-angled corner thereof and extending between the longest section ofsaid first partition and the side wall of the drawer not engaged by theshort section, and

hat carrying slides both extending lengthwise of the drawer, one slideengaging the short section of the first partition and the end wall ofthe drawer engaged by said partition, and the other engaging the secondpartition and the other end wall of the drawer. I I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, 1 a'ffix mysignature, this 23rd day of December, 1924-.

FRANK WV. MEYER.

